Welded metallic body and method of making same



0a. 31, 1939. I J. c. H DGE 2,177.92?

WELDED METALLIC BODY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed July 29, 1936 INVENTOR.

James C [*[oc/ge Patented Oct. 31,1939 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WELDED METALLIC BODY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME James C. Hodge, Barbei'ton, Ohio, assignor to The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Newark, N. J., alcorporation of New Jersey Application Jilly 29, 1936, Serial No. 93,132 6 Claims. (Cl. 113-112) My invention deals with the formation of a embodiment constituting a T-form of connection welded connection between metallic bodies and between two plate members, and particularly between bodies of considerable cross Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view showing the detail section nd rigidity, formation of the parts in Fig. 2 prior to welding. In the attachment, for example, of a heavy re- In detail: inforcing pad or flange around a nozzle opening In Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, i represents a relain a thick walled vessel the parts being joined may tively thick plate or well Of a ho low Vess l; 2

sharp'corner or recess within which the weld in alignment with opening 2 in the vessel wall,

metal is deposited. The main djfiiculty li i either or both openings being formed, as most securing sound, crack-free deposits at the bottom Convenient, before or after the companionate of the recess, but when this is accomplished, sucplate members are welded together. Assuming,

- ceeding beads, or layers can be deposited without for example, t t 3 ep esen s t re nforcins Zll'the development of cracks in the final fillet weld. flange of a Connection o e, e ho es would Therefore an object of my invention is a ordinarily be formed in both parts before the method of producinga welded connection between Welding opermonl but if the Plate 3 is intfimded metallic bodies which obviates the formation of as a reflmfolcmg lmd building up a sultable cracks, in the weld metal, incident to cooling. Wan thlckness at the connection opening the 251 A further object is to alleviate the extreme l holes might be drilled 'l mm tion f the fused fnetal m a manner avoiding invention and will be readily understood without so cessive residu t r 1 t g further discussion or illustration. $0 meted Weld a1 5 m-' or c acks n he com In Fig. l, pad 3 is formed with an annular lip An additional object is to provide, at the junc- 5 Spaced from the bottlm eflge the flange ture f the bodies a stress relieving formation i? 5 i fli in polsltmn andfontactmg which may convemently be a filler piece formed t e wa of e vesse a space 18 left beintegrally w1th one of the bodies, or as an initially tween the hp and the wall The weld metal a is com nsate for the contractional stress in the than if the beads are fused directly into the more weldpgetal as it cools, ngld Walls of the main bodies Fig. 2 shows a pad 3 providedwith an annular Further objects and advantages of my invenmove 3 m its lower surfac and c1 1 tion will be apparent from the specification apg y Ja 0 n r win s f0 l10Ws: will reduce the notch eflect and permit cooling Figs. 1 to 4, mcluslve, are similar sectional of the weld metal without the formation of cracks. views transversely of the weld deposited metal Fig. 3 illustrates the means whereby the sharp tions produced in accordance with my invention. y the use of an initially separate member in Fig. 5, a slmilar sectional view of an additional which fits into the apex of the welded recess. 1

The member may be formed as a continuous ring,

or in segments, and provides a stress-relieving formation which promotes the deposit of the initially deposited beads without cracking and of subsequent beads or layers to complete the fillet weld. The ring l0, which in this embodiment is shown triangular in cross section, is of a more flexible character than the main portions of the bodies being joined, thus compensating for tensile stresses in the deposited metal as it cools.

In Fig. 4, filler l l is provided at the base of the notch and although smilar in cross section to flller In in Fig.3, is formed as an annular projecting lip at the bottom of plate 3, tapering in cross section to a thin edge adjacent the shell I.

Fig. 5 shows the application of my invention to a T-connection between thick plates where an edge of one plate l2 abuts the other plate l3. Grooves 14 in the abutting edge of plate I! provide relatively thin lips l5 at the corners formed between the two plates, corresponding to the formation of similar parts in Fig. 2. When weld metal is deposited in the corners, fusion takes place into the flexible lips and the fused metal will fill the apex of the recess, thus presenting a less accentuated notch condition, and by reason of the relatively flexible character of the lips, compensating for the contraction of the metal to form a sound, crack-free flllet weld.

In the practice of my invention, it will be found that its principles may be applied to a wide variety of uses, and with such applications in mind, I have set forth my invention in the following claims whose scope is limited only by the prior art.

I claim:

1. The method of joining thick metallic plates which comprises establishing contact between conforming surfaces thereof and forming a welding recess between relatively transverse adjoining surfaces, forming a groove in the contacting surface of one of said plates and prpviding said groove with-a thinouter wall adjoining said recess, and depositing fusing welding metal within said recess to fuse with said wall and the other of said plates.

2. The method of joining thick metallic plates which comprises establishing contact between conforming surfaces thereof and forming a welding recess between relatively transverse adjoining surfaces, forming a groove in the contacting surface of one of said plates and providing said groove with a thin outer wall adjoining said recess, and depositing fusing welding metal within said recess in successive layers to cause initially deposited metal to fuse with said wall and penetrate said groove and to unite with the other of said plates.

- a; The method of fillet welding thick metallic Y plates which consists in positioning said plates relatively to bring a surface of a first plate in contact with a companionate surface of a second plate and to form a welding recess between said second plate and a transversely disposed marginal surface of said first plate, forming a groove in the contacting surface of said first plate so displates which consists said recess to cover posed relative to said recess as to provide a thin I outer wall for said groove initially separating said groove from said recess, and depositing fusing welding metal in successive layers within said recess to cause initially deposited metal to fuse with said wall and said second plate.

4. As an article of manufacture, a tubular body having a base flange of substantial thickness with a correspondingly thick wall of a pressure vessel and peripherally welded thereto, and means forming an annular groove in the under surface of said flange to provide a thin outer wall for said groove terminating substantially in the plane of the under surface of the flange and constituting a flexible lip at the periphery of said flange adapted to adjust itself to relieve stress in welding metal peripherally applied between said flange and wall.

5. The method of flllet welding thick metallic in positioning said plates relatively to bring a surface of a first plate in contact with a companionate surface of a second plate, the arrangement being such that the adjoining surface portion of the second plate constitutes an extension of the contacting surface portion forms with the transversely related marginal portion of the first plate a recess for the reception of welding metal, forming the marginal portion of said first plate to include a relatively flexible marginal lip adjacent said recess of substantially smaller thickness throughout than the thickness of said plate and having its free end so disposed relative to the plane of the aforesaid contacting surfaces as to enable the layer of welding metal initially deposited within said recess to unite with said free end and with said second plate, and depositing fusing welding metal in successive layers within said lipso that the initially deposited metal fuses with the free end of said lip and said second plate.

6. The method of reinforcing a perforated wall which consists in correspondingly perforating a reinforcing plate member, placing said plate and wall in contact along companionate surfaces thereof and in register each with the other with respect to hole location, the arrangement being such that the adjoining surface portion of the wall constitutes an extension of its contacting surface portion and forms with the transversely related marginal portion of the reinforcing member a recess surrounding said member for the reception of welding metal, forming the marginal portion of said reinforcing member to include a relatively flexible peripheral lip adjacent said recess of substantially smaller thickness throughout than the thickness of said member and having its free end so disposed 'relative to the plane of the aforesaid contacting surfaces as to enable the layer of welding metal initially deposited within said recess to unite with said free end and with said wall, and depositing fusing welding metal in successive layers within said recess to cover said lip so that the initially deposited metal fuses with the free end of said lip and said wall. JAMES C. HODGE. 

